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Two lake sturgeon speared during the Feb. 1, 2025 limited season.
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Michigan’s limited sturgeon season broke records for participation, fastest time

Teresa Homsi February 10, 2025

Editor's note: This story was produced for the ear and designed to be heard. If you're able, WCMU encourages you...

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Tia Graham and Robyn Vincent
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The Metro: Sharing our favorite stories from our first year on-air

The Metro, Trevor McConico February 5, 2025

Today on The Metro, we’re celebrating our first year on the air!  It has been a ride. We’ve brought our...

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Members of the transit agencies panel at the Transit Riders United State of Transit event on Tuesday, Jan. 28, 2025.
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New DDOT director Robert Cramer talks transit in Detroit

Alex McLenon January 31, 2025

Robert Cramer is in his first month on the job as Detroit’s executive director of transit. He replaces Michael Staley,...

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Detroit's Office of Sustainability participates in several community events throughout the year to help educate the public about sustainable practices.
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The Metro: Steps we can all take to reduce waste

John Filbrandt, The Metro, Sam Corey January 30, 2025

Subscribe to The Metro on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, NPR.org or wherever you get your podcasts. Americans toss out an average of five pounds of trash each...

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A view of the tree canopy in Palmer Park's Witherell Woods, the largest old-growth forest in the Tri-County area.
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The Metro: Detroit has 300 parks and you can adopt one

The Metro, Robyn Vincent January 29, 2025

Subscribe to The Metro on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, NPR.org or wherever you get your podcasts. Detroit has over 300 parks. It’s a community resource that requires...

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Map outlining Line 5, an Enbridge operated oil pipeline that runs through parts of Canada, Wisconsin, and Michigan, including tribal lands.
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Ingham County judge hears challenge to Enbridge Line Five

Rick Pluta January 29, 2025

A judge spent nearly four hours Monday listening and sorting through arguments on the future of the state’s effort to...

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Tonya Mosley joins "The Metro" live on Tuesday, January 28, 2025.
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The Metro: Tonya Mosley can’t stop talking about Detroit

The Metro, David Leins January 28, 2025

Subscribe to The Metro on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, NPR.org or wherever you get your podcasts. Being from Detroit means a lot of things to a...

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The Palisades Nuclear Plant sits on the shore of Lake Michigan, in Covert Township.
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A rural energy co-op in northern Michigan wants a nuclear revival

Izzy Ross January 27, 2025

The historic restart of a shuttered nuclear power plant is planned for later this year on the shores of Lake...

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Plastic pollution collected in the Great Lakes. Microplastics can start out small, or break down over time from larger pieces of plastic, like clothing, water bottles, plastic bags, cigarette butts and construction foam.
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Scientists want microplastics monitored in the Great Lakes. Now, it’s up to the US and Canada

Ellie Katz January 23, 2025

Scientists want the U.S. and Canada to designate microplastics as a “chemical of mutual concern.”The recommendation is part of a...

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The Metro: The future of renewable energy, utility industry in Michigan

The Metro, John Filbrandt, Sam Corey January 21, 2025

Since the 1970s, our energy bills have been going up. Year after year, utility companies like DTE have been asking...

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A bin of freshly-caught whitefish.
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‘A crisis’: Lake whitefish survey paints an even more dire picture

Ellie Katz January 20, 2025

One scientist thinks lake whitefish could disappear from certain parts of the Great Lakes within the next five years.That’s the...

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Shelters prepare as extreme cold expected to hit Michigan

Rachel Mintz January 17, 2025

Next week’s very cold temperatures might provide a good excuse for some Michiganders to curl up at home with a...

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